Upgrading Pontoon, Comments Welcome

thinkxingu · 10-03-2015, 07:55 AM

Sounds great, thanks for the info! I agree on the out-of-gate walking room, but the main reason we're avoiding Manitou is because there's so much of it that seating is very reduced--actually strange to us.

We're thinking we'll hit 40 with my wife and me and two little kids and be able to cruise at 20-25, which will be very nice.

Going to Melvin Village Marina in an hour to double-check the layout of the '16 Cruiser 200, which looks to have added a second front recliner, which is exactly what we're looking for. Though we like the center walkthrough in the rear, I think the table in the middle, which we need and don't want to take out and put in all the time, would negate the open floor design. We also like the storage of, and laying on, the rear sundeck.

Hopefully, it'll be as nice as we think and we'll order today!

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Dad sold the C * C · 10-03-2015, 08:12 AM

Good luck and happy hunting!

I hope to pick mine up at the marina and bring it to the cabin and find a place to park it without getting hung up on trees.

Greene's Basin Girl · 10-03-2015, 11:22 AM

I love my Harris FloteBoat. It is a 23.0 tritoon with a 150hp on it. We bought from Matt ( the owner) at Melvin Marina. We could not be happier. We can travel anywhere on the lake no matter how rough it is. We call it the floating living room. It's name is " Loony Pontoony". If you want a really fast boat you might want to go with more hp.

noreast · 10-03-2015, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by thinkxingu

Sounds great, thanks for the info! I agree on the out-of-gate walking room, but the main reason we're avoiding Manitou is because there's so much of it that seating is very reduced--actually strange to us.

We're thinking we'll hit 40 with my wife and me and two little kids and be able to cruise at 20-25, which will be very nice.

Going to Melvin Village Marina in an hour to double-check the layout of the '16 Cruiser 200, which looks to have added a second front recliner, which is exactly what we're looking for. Though we like the center walkthrough in the rear, I think the table in the middle, which we need and don't want to take out and put in all the time, would negate the open floor design. We also like the storage of, and laying on, the rear sundeck.

Hopefully, it'll be as nice as we think and we'll order today!

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It seems Manitou is more about performance than anything else. I'm sure there set up is for ultimate speed. They probably played around with the layout before they ended up with what they did. I love having and open Bow as well as aft, great for fishing but if thats not a concern there's no reason for it, you lose a lot of space. I think you'll like the Harris. Good luck.

10-03-2015, 07:55 AM	#1
thinkxingu Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 6,433 Thanks: 1,182 Thanked 2,137 Times in 1,324 Posts	Sounds great, thanks for the info! I agree on the out-of-gate walking room, but the main reason we're avoiding Manitou is because there's so much of it that seating is very reduced--actually strange to us. We're thinking we'll hit 40 with my wife and me and two little kids and be able to cruise at 20-25, which will be very nice. Going to Melvin Village Marina in an hour to double-check the layout of the '16 Cruiser 200, which looks to have added a second front recliner, which is exactly what we're looking for. Though we like the center walkthrough in the rear, I think the table in the middle, which we need and don't want to take out and put in all the time, would negate the open floor design. We also like the storage of, and laying on, the rear sundeck. Hopefully, it'll be as nice as we think and we'll order today! Sent from my XT1528 using Tapatalk

10-03-2015, 08:12 AM	#2
Dad sold the C * C Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 273 Thanks: 119 Thanked 62 Times in 40 Posts	Good luck and happy hunting! I hope to pick mine up at the marina and bring it to the cabin and find a place to park it without getting hung up on trees.

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10-03-2015, 11:22 AM	#3
Greene's Basin Girl Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Moultonborough, NH Posts: 1,515 Thanks: 394 Thanked 527 Times in 269 Posts	I love my Harris FloteBoat. It is a 23.0 tritoon with a 150hp on it. We bought from Matt ( the owner) at Melvin Marina. We could not be happier. We can travel anywhere on the lake no matter how rough it is. We call it the floating living room. It's name is " Loony Pontoony". If you want a really fast boat you might want to go with more hp.